The KOE M6 is internally normalized, so you can use without any patch cables. It offers a 32-point patch bay, so you can override default routings. It has a MIDI to CV converter, so you it plays well with standard MIDI gear. And you can use the patch bay to integrate it with other modular gear.
The developers note that the KOE M6 desktop edition can be a great entry gate to the modular world, or you can take the module out of its enclosure and install it in another Eurorack case.
Features:
Voltage controlled oscillator with saw and pulse waveforms.
Pulse width modulation controllable by voltage.
Square wave Sub oscillator with -1 and -2 octaves selector.
Digital square wave oscillator DCO (controlled by midi only).
Low Frequency Oscillator with triangle and square waveforms and voltage controlled frequency.
Random voltage modulator with 6 modes (S&H, random, dust, random gate, pulse, midi cc out)
Classic AtomoSynth Low pass and High pass voltage controlled vactrol filter.
Slope generator with voltage controlled rise and fall times and loop/gate selector.
ADSR type envelope generator.
Flexible built in Delay effect with voltage controlled delay time.
Voltage mixer with gain and positive or negative offset control.
Patch bay with 17 inputs and 15 outputs.
Midi interface with CV pitch, gate and CC outputs.
Rugged sheet metal enclosure finished with micro textured electrostatic paint.
The KOE M6 is available now to pre-order for $449.
Tahti.studio is a free Elektron-inspired groovebox for your web browser.
Tahti.studio was released in December and has already been updated with new features, such as a note parameter that can be quantised to a freely configurable scale with support for microtonality and Scala tuning files. There have been plenty of fun browser-based online music-making tools down the years, but the Tahti.studio groovebox looks significantly more capable than most of them.
Inspired by Elektron’s hardware grooveboxes, this offers sample-based sound generation, and a library of sounds and patterns comes included. There are eight tracks and plenty of flexibility – each track has its own multimode filter, distortion, frequency shifter, sample-rate reducer, and amp envelope. Almost all parameters can be modulated on a per-step basis, and there are three freely assignable modulation sources per track.
Each step can have its own micro-timing, retriggering, probability, and trigger conditions, while tracks can have individual lengths and sequencer speeds. There are chorus, phaser, reverb, delay effects and a master compressor and soft clipper.
Casio has unveiled new versions of its compact digital pianos – the CDP-S360 and CDP-S110. And Casio promises improved sound, better playability and more features with its new affordable CDP-S digital pianos.
Choose from the beginner-friendly CDP-S110 and more capable CDP-S360. The CDP-S360 is the more capable, and now enables you to add Bluetooth audio and MIDI functionality via the optional WU-BT10 adapter. Polyphony has been increased from 64 to 128 notes, and the piano tone has improved decay.
The Casio CDP-S360 includes 200 rhythms and 700 tones, covering both keyboard instruments and strings, wind and percussion. It is compatible with the CS-470P fixed three-pedal stand and SP-34 three-pedal unit.
The Casio CDP-S110 is the successor to the CDP-S100, is one of the best digital pianos for beginners. Like the CDP-S360, it features an 88-note scaled hammer action keyboard, and still promises an authentic piano sound. A total of 10 tones are included, and you also get a high-quality speaker system.
The Casio CDP-S110 comes in black or white colour. The Casio CDP-S360 comes in black colour.
The CDP-S110 is priced at £389, and the CDP-S360 is priced at $633/£529. Both models are available now, and you can find out more on the Casio website.
